# Accident 20150406004759A: Mooney M20J, Allentown, PA, April 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Queen City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5703° N, 75.4883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5703&lon=-75.4883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4826H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4826H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 50 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150406004759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON APRIL 6, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 EDT, ^MR. WILLIAM PAGE^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N4826H (M20J).  ^MR. PAGE^ DEPARTED THE ALLENTOWN AIRPORT (KABE) FOR QUEEN CITY AIRPORT (KXLL) WITH THE INTENT TO PRACTICE SOME LANDINGS ON A SHORTER RUNWAY (RUNWAY 25 AT KXLL). ON APPROXIMATELY THE FOURTH TAKEOFF, THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS REPORTED TO BE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 4-500'AGL WHERE THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. ^MR. PAGE^ WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BEYOND RUNWAY 25 IN THE GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WHILE IMPACTING THE AIRPORT BOUNDRY FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTRED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE QUEEN CITY AIRPORT, INSPECTORS SANFORD, GILBERT AND BROWN OF THE ALLENTOWN FSDO CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT/ACCIDENT SCENE OF N4826H. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE THROTTLE, PROPELLER CONTROL AND MIXTURE WERE ALL FULL FORWARD, HOWEVER THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS NOTED TO BE IN THE OFF POSITION. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO FUEL LEAKING FROM EITHER WING AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. EXTENSIVIE DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE OUTER PORTION OF THE LEFT WING, DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP, THE PROPELLER HAD CONTACTED THE GROUND AND DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE NOSEWHEEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA177), Apr 6, 2015: Mooney M20J (N4826H), Allentown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during takeoff due to an interruption of fuel flow to the engine. The reason for the interruption of the fuel flow could not be determined during postaccident examination…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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